ISLAMABAD: Mangla hydropower capacity will increase from 1,000 megawatt (MW) to 1,310 MW after completion of Mangla renovation project.
After the completion of the project, the average annual generation will increase from 5 billion units to 6.6 billion units, sources told APP here.
The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is implementing the project with an approved PC-I cost of $52.224 billion.
IDUSAID provided a $150 million grant and France’s AFD provided a €90 million loan for the project, with WAPDA providing the remainder through loans and resources.
The project is carried out in different phases, where the production unit has to be upgraded by closing one tunnel (two production units) simultaneously. The renovation of the first two units will be completed in 2022, and the renovation of all 10 generating units will be carried out in phases by 2027-28.
Meanwhile, WAPDA has been awarded a package III C contract worth $6.28729 million for the design and supply of two 220 KV, 168.75 MVA Generator Step-up (GSU) transformers for Sections 9 and 10 of the Mangla Rehabilitation Project.
